Total Crime Rate
130.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakwood Court area has the 11th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 97th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oakwood Court (ME16 8AF) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% higher than the Barming Heath & Teston average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakwood Court (ME16 8AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poppy Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roseholme (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Poppy Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poppy Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Upper Fant Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwood Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Poppy Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Evelyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Evelyn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | All Angels Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St George'S Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poppy Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roseholme | Under investigation |
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